ECE Program Assessment Specialist

Summary

VTAEYC is seeking a full-time (40 hours per week) Early Childhood Education Program Assessment Specialists for the newly created Vermont System for Program Access to Resources for Quality Supports (SPARQS). 

This position offers an exciting opportunity for experienced and passionate early childhood educators who are skilled at providing technical assistance and consultation to programs on continuous quality improvements to advance in a Quality Rating Systems (QRS), such as Vermont’s STep Ahead Recognition System (STARS). Ideal candidates will have direct knowledge of approved STars Assessment tools, including CLASS.

Duties

• Reporting to the Associate Director for ECE Program Quality, you’ll conduct confidential, timely, valid, and reliable unscored consultation and scored assessments using state-approved program assessment tools for regulated infant, toddler, preschool, and afterschool programs for the STARS Program Assessment System
• In addition to in-person program assessments and consultations, you will offer phone and virtual consultation and technical assistance for all the different types of regulated programs
• Lead and facilitate presentations, meetings, and trainings
• Serve as a resource to peer-to-peer networks
• Ensure completion of necessary data collection and reporting
• The two individuals filling this role will together be the VTAEYC’s SPARQS Assessment team, serving the entire state.

Requirements

• Commitment to VTAEYC’s mission
• Highly motivated, self-starting individual with a proven ability to establish and maintain working relationships with early childhood educators, coworkers, and statewide partners         
• Minimum of five years of relevant professional experience leading early childhood education programs (such as a director, assistant director, instructional coach, mentor, or a family child care educator who has taken on leadership in their VECN)
• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience (level IV on the Career Ladder, consistent with minimum qualification for pedagogical leadership in the Unifying Framework for the Early Childhood Education Profession) preferred
• Strong communications skills including planning, writing, speaking, and effective presentation and dissemination of information
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to work independently and be self-directed
• Knowledge of Vermont’s early childhood education systems and program quality standards and resources
• Experience with data systems and use of technology

Nice To Haves

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Benefits

• Mileage reimbursement
• Remote office stipend 
• Laptop provided
• Training provided

Working Conditions

• Flexible work location within Vermont; you may either work from home or work out of VTAEYC’s shared office in Chittenden County
• Hours: Monday through Friday. Position may require evening and weekend work to meet the scheduling needs of the ECE workforce
• Travel: Extensive travel in-state will be required; out-of-state travel is likely needed annually. Mileage reimbursement provided.
• VTAEYC offers an employee benefits package that includes paid time off, contributions to health care costs (insurance or HRA), Simple IRA, access to vision and dental insurance, and short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance.

About Us

The Vermont Association for the Education of Young Children (VTAEYC) is the state affiliate of the National Association for the Education of Young Children, the nation's largest membership organization of early childhood professionals.

Our nonprofit organization is dedicated to improving the quality of early childhood education for children from birth through age eight, supporting the development of the early childhood education workforce, improving the professional practice of early childhood education professionals, and building public understanding and support for high-quality early childhood education programs. Our current membership includes approximately 500 individuals, nearly all working in early childhood education; our extended network is currently over 2500 and includes anyone who cares about the education and well-being of young children.

Learn more about us through our Mission, Vision, and Values, here